1. [uncountable] the process of making or growing things to be sold, especially in large quantities ⇒ produce, productproduction of the production of consumer goodsfood/oil/milk etc production agricultural production and distributionproduction costs/facilities/processes etc high-tech production methodsbe in production (=being produced) By September, the new motors were in production.go into/out of production (=begin to be produced in large numbers, or stop being produced) The new model will go into production next year.

2. [uncountable] the amount of goods that are made or grownincrease/rise/fall etc in production a drop in oil and gas productionproduction levels/targets etc

3. [uncountable] when something is produced through a natural processproduction of the skin’s natural production of oil

4. [uncountable and countable] a play, film, broadcast etc that is produced for the public, or the process of producing it: the new Shakespeare production at the Arts Theatre In 1992, Green moved into video production.

5. on/upon (the) production of something formal when you show something: Entrance is only permitted on production of a ticket.

production nounI. making/growing sth ADJ. full The machine will go into full production in November 2002. large-scale, mass | small-scale | efficient | annual | domestic | car, steel | coal, energy, gas, oil | agricultural, food, livestock, meat, milk | factory, industrial QUANT. level, volume The increase in volume of production brought down the price of the goods. VERB + PRODUCTION be in That particular model is no longer in production. go into | go out of | begin, start They are going to start production of the car next year. boost, increase, step up | cut, cut back (on) | halt, stop | speed up PRODUCTION + NOUN line, plant a car production plant methods, process, system | director, manager, team | costs | capacity, level, volume PRODUCTION + VERB increase, rise | fall PHRASES a cut/fall in production, an increase/a rise in production, the means of production They believed that power largely derives from ownership of the means of production. ⇒ Special page at BUSINESS